In a departure from the usual Civil War programming of big battles and historic turning points, this two-disc History Channel documentary focuses on more intimate and personal stories from the conflict. Host Danny Glover narrates four full-length programs that examine the lives of Robert E. Lee, the war's greatest commander, and Stonewall Jackson, the South's most brilliant leader, as well as Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's long, destructive "March to the Sea." A separate episode looks at the relationships of West Point classmates Sherman, McClellan, and Grant for the North, and Beauregard, Lee, and President Jefferson Davis for the South.